Commercial & Facilities
Large enterprises distributed over vast distances face considerable security challenges when it comes to protecting their assets through access control, video surveillance and alarms. SIA membership consists of the world’s leading manufacturers and integrators of commercial security solutions to provide assurance to these organizations.
Balancing Wireless Innovation With Wired Reliability
Integrating both approaches advances convenience, security and sustainability in smart buildings In the realm of smart building technologies, the evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT) has led to a significant transformation in networking needs, bringing forth not only the question of data connectivity but also the crucial issue of power delivery to each endpoint.…
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Improving Visitor Management With Lighting Technologies
External illumination boosts accuracy of biometric solutions Visitor management is a critical aspect of every physical security plan. Verifying the identity of patrons and guests before granting access to a facility is essential for maintaining a safe environment. Over the last decade, airports, government facilities, banks, data centers and other institutions have increasingly adopted contactless,…
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Digital Technology Is Transforming Banks
Verint Systems’ Matt Tengwall Discusses How Customer Demands Are Driving the Need for Enhanced Services and Options In recent years, the term “digital transformation” has gained prominence across various industries, signifying a fundamental reimagining of how organizations leverage technology to improve business processes. Within the financial and banking sectors, digital transformation has become synonymous with…
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Security Installations in a Wireless World
Wesco’s Bill Geary Discusses How Smart Buildings Demand a Future-Ready Infrastructure In recent years, building infrastructure has been redefined to include communication systems and broadband networks, with cabling playing as important a role in the foundation of a building as concrete and plumbing. Smart buildings and the Internet of Things (IoT), along with connected devices…
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Security Industry Association Creates New and Updated Government Relations Guides for SIA Members
New SIA publications offer a state-by-state reference guide to biometric information privacy legislation, key information on federal grants that can be used for funding of security projects, a guide to facial recognition laws and important details on school security funding and cannabis security requirements. Updated Dec. 7, 2023 SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA)…
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How Mass Gun Violence Trends Should Inform Physical Security Planning
If you want to add ballistic protection to your campus, facility or office, understanding gun violence trends can be helpful for identifying the type of protection you need. Ballistic protection is one of the most important investments you can make, and it’s too easy to make decisions based on fear or “gut” decisions rather than…
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Video: Fundamentals of Access Control for the Proptech Community
In this video, SIA Proptech Advisory Board member Chris Wilson covers key concepts for the proptech community to know. New video from SIA’s Proptech Advisory Board! Proptech Advisory Board member Chris Wilson, chief technology officer/principal at MXV Security Solutions, provides a “101 course” on access control, covering key concepts that those in the proptech or…
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Video: Visitor Management 101 With Sharry’s Kevin Wilhelm
In this video, SIA Proptech Advisory Board member Kevin Wilhelm discusses visitor management and the balance between security and the guest experience. New video from SIA’s Proptech Advisory Board! In this overview from Proptech Advisory Board member Kevin Wilhelm, country manager at Sharry, explore how to look at managing visitors from a customer experience and…
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Making the Connection Between Smart Buildings and Physical Security Solutions
Coming from a long background in the physical security space, I have found it remarkable to learn that residing in every commercial building alongside the video management system is an adjacent building management system (BMS). Even more amazing is the majority of these systems are installed, serviced and managed by different companies, departments and people.…
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How AI Solutions Make Parking Lots Smarter – and More Secure
Artificial intelligence solutions promote a better, safer customer experience Parking lots and garages are the third most crime-prone areas in the country, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. More than one out of every 10 property crimes occurs in these areas, totaling about 1,400 incidents every day. Property owners, city officials and campus administrators…
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